User manual ROLAND VP-770

[. . . ] Names of Things and What They Do 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 15 16 1 6 1 7 11 12 13 14 Front Panel ot ae 1 USB MEMORY p. You can also save registration sets to USB memory, or load previously-saved registration sets into the VP-770 (p. The XLR type connector provides 48 V phantom power, allowing you to connect a phantom-powered condenser microphone. 19 Turn this on if you're using a phantom-powered condenser microphone. * Turn this off if you're using the included microphone. 2 3 VOLUME Adjusts the overall volume of the VP-770. p. [. . . ] Now you can change the audio file that is assigned to each key, and specify how it is to be played (the playback mode). 3. If the USB memory does not contain an audio file set, the [WRITE] button is not shown in the display. Press the key whose settings you want to change. The audio file assigned to each key and its playback mode are shown. 4. Use the VALUE dial to select the audio file that will be played by the specified key. If you select the "No Assign, " the audio file assigned to that key will be cleared. No playback mode indication is shown on the graphic for keys to which no audio file is assigned, and the audio file name field will indicate "No Assign. " 5. 7. Press the [F1] (MODE) button to select play mode. The playback mode (p. 69) will change each time you press the [F1] (MODE) button. Repeat steps 3­5 to edit the settings. Press the [F2] (WRITE) button. The confirmation message will appear. If you don't want to store the settings, press the [F2] (CANCEL) button. The operation will be cancelled, and you'll return to the previous screen. 8. Press the [F1] (OK) button to overwrite the settings of the audio file set. When the settings have been written, the indicators will go out, and you will return to the previous screen. 71 Adjusting the Volume of the Audio Key You can adjust the volume when using the Audio Key function. You can adjust the volume of the Audio Key to change the volume balance between your keyboard performance and the audio file playback. 1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [AUDIO KEY] button. The AUDIO KEY LEVEL screen will appear. 2. 3. Press the cursor buttons to move the cursor to "Level. " Use the value dial to change the value of "Level. " You can specify the volume in a range of "0­127. " In the same way, you can move the cursor to " "Amb Send" and specify the amount of ambience (0­127) that will be applied to the audio key. In the AUDIO KEY screen you can also change the Audio Key volume by turning the value dial. 72 Types of Audio Files That the VP-770 Can Play WAV/AIFF Sampling Frequency Bit Depth File Extension 44. 1 kHz 16-bit ". wav" ". aif" ". aiff " MP3 Format Sampling Frequency Bit Rate File Extension MPEG-1 audio layer 3 44. 1 kHz 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256 /320 kbps, VBR (Variable Bit Rate) ". mp3" Caution when Playing Back Audio Files An MP3 file has little time of the blank at the head and the end of the file. Therefore, the sound might cut off when an MP3 file played repeatedly with Audio Key function. If this occurs, you may be able to solve the problem by useing WAV/AIFF format data rather than MP3 format data 73 Recording Loop Phrases (SOUND LOOPER) You can record a phrase you perform, and play it back repeatedly as a loop. When you're using a microphone it may be difficult to hear the sound that is actually being produced, but you can use this looping function to easily audition your output. * The recordable time is approximately 18 seconds. * You can't change the tempo or time signature of the recorded phrase. * You can't record the sound that is output from the OUTPUT B jacks. You'll need to set things up so that the sound you want to record is output from the OUTPUT A (MIX) jacks (p. 4, 98). Recording a Phrase Preparations 1. Press the [REC/PLAY] button. The Sound Looper will enter recording-standby mode, and the [REC/PLAY] button will start blinking. The LOOPER SETUP screen will appear. You can also access this screen by holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [REC/PLAY] button. * If a phrase has already been recorded, recording will start when you press the [REC/PLAY] button. (The LOOPER SETUP screen will not appear. ) If you want to record a new phrase, erase the previouslyrecorded phrase as described in "Erasing the Phrase" (p. 76). 2. Use the cursor buttons and the value dial to make metronome settings for recording and to specify the length that you want to record. If you leave the [AUTO START] button turned on, recording will start automatically when you begin playing. The [ ] icon in the level meter indicates the level at which triggering will occur. If the pedal setting (P1/P2 Assign) is "PANEL-SW, " you can perform this operation using the pedal (p. 63). 74 Parameter Beat Value Description 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, Specifies the metronome's time signature. 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8, 9/16, 11/16, 13/16, 15/16, 17/16, 19/16 25. 0­300. 0 (depends on the tempo) 0­127 0­+12 [dB] 1­10 Specifies the metronome's tempo. You cannot specify a number of measures that would cause the recording time to exceed 18 seconds. [. . . ] This occurs mainly when the VP-770' s upper pitch limit is exceeded, so this issue doesn' t arise in the ranges normally used. Could the [LEVEL] knob of EXT IN on the rear panel be turned all the way to the "MIC" side?There might be noises even if there is nothing connected to the EXT IN jack, but this not a malfunction. · Turn the [LEVEL] knob of EXT IN to the "LINE" side until the noise is less noticeable. [. . . ]